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Dopamin, a Neuromodulator, Can Change Your Perception of Food

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When you a sweet taste in your mouth, or when you've tasted something sweet within your mouth, i should say, your perception of food has immediately shifted. It will make sugary things look more appetizing, but also other foods more appetizing. Dopomine is a molecule that is released from several places in the brain. There's an increase in dopomine in the musolimic rward pathway. Thei ar signal sent to an area of the brain called the striatum, where to spend a limit of time.

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